Hi I'm Karen. I offer a kind and collaborative approach, taking your lead in setting the goals for our work together and finding practical strategies that work for you.
For 20 years I have had the privilege of providing counselling services to adults facing unexpected or difficult life circumstances. Much of this work has been in health care settings working with clients at all stages of life.
I am a registered social worker with a clinical specialization in good standing with the Alberta College of Social Work. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and my Bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Social Work degrees from the University of Calgary.
I enjoy keeping up to date on the most effective therapy models and have training in several counselling approaches. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), a Maternal Mental Health Certification, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Radical Exposure Tapping (RET) for traumatic/distressing events, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and attachment-focused/connection-based parenting and relationship models (Emotion Focused Therapy/Emotion Focused Family Therapy/Connect Parent Group Leader Training).
For 20 years I have had the privilege of providing counselling services to adults facing unexpected or difficult life circumstances. Much of this work has been in health care settings working with clients at all stages of life.
I am a registered social worker with a clinical specialization in good standing with the Alberta College of Social Work. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and my Bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Social Work degrees from the University of Calgary.
I enjoy keeping up to date on the most effective therapy models and have training in several counselling approaches. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), a Maternal Mental Health Certification, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Radical Exposure Tapping (RET) for traumatic/distressing events, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and attachment-focused/connection-based parenting and relationship models (Emotion Focused Therapy/Emotion Focused Family Therapy/Connect Parent Group Leader Training).